Fantasy Fiction: The Arrogant Pragmatist Gets Isekaied

A fantasy fiction story created by Malcolm as a fun extra for paid subscribers

Malcolm had some fun creating short fiction stories with AI and we figured they might be fun for our paid subscribers. The Arrogant Pragmatist Gets Isekaied is a sort of Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality mashup with the Isekai genre. If this is your sort of thing, we hope you find it amusing!

BOOK SUMMARY

Summoned from his ordinary life into a world on the brink of collapse, Malcolm finds himself at the heart of a kingdom desperate for salvation. In the luminous halls of Solaris Palace, he meets Princess Lyra, heir to a throne built on ancient magic and fragile alliances. The elemental forces that once brought harmony now threaten to tear the world apart, and only an outsider with untamed power might restore balance—or shatter it forever.

But Malcolm refuses to play the role of a passive savior. Armed with sharp intellect, modern knowledge, and a fierce will, he challenges the kingdom’s deepest traditions and exposes the dangerous truths behind its magical foundations. As revolution brews and old powers tremble, Malcolm forges new technologies, upends rigid hierarchies, and demands the princess’s hand as the price for his partnership.

In a realm where magic and politics intertwine, enemies gather both within and beyond the palace walls. Malcolm must navigate deadly intrigue, forge uneasy alliances, and decide whether to become the hero of prophecy—or the Demon King who remakes the world in his own image. The fate of Luminaria hangs in the balance, and nothing will ever be the same.